Abstract: A carousel module that enables a user of an application to access related entities which may be friends where the friends are friends to the user within a messaging system. The carousel module accesses profile information of the friends from the messaging system and makes the profile information available within the application. The carousel module provides new functions related to friends for the user within the application. Methods include a carousel module accessing from a messaging system a list of friends of a user of an application, the list of friends indicating friends of a user within the messaging system. The methods include causing a carousel to be displayed for the user on a computing device and causing a status within the application of the friends of the carousel to be displayed on the computing device.

Abstract: Networking systems and methods for establishing and maintaining virtual computing clouds are disclosed. A networking system can comprise a server and various instances of a software agent, each agent being installed on a computing device participating in a virtual computing cloud. The server can maintain account setting for a user, wherein the settings can indicate which files on indicated computing devices are included in the virtual computing cloud. The networking system can selectively synchronize data between the computing devices automatically and in a secure manner, and can transmit data in real time to simulate local storage when synchronization of certain files is inappropriate in light of file incompatibility. As a result, the networking system can provide the user with a seamless, automatic system and method for accessing a total computing environment.

Abstract: An embodiment includes receiving, by a processor, an indication that a first device transmitted a file having tracking metadata to a second device. The embodiment also includes receiving, by the processor, an indication of a modification to the file by the second device. The embodiment also includes evaluating, by the processor, the modification to the file using a cognitive process that analyzes the modification as it relates to profile information for a user and generates a significance value associated with the change. The embodiment also includes automatically initiating, by the processor and responsive to the generating of the significance value, a selected responsive action from among a plurality of responsive actions based at least in part on the significance value, where the automatic initiation of the selected responsive action includes automatic transmission of a notification to the first device regarding the modification to the file.

Abstract: Networking systems and methods for establishing and maintaining virtual computing clouds are disclosed. A networking system can comprise a server and various instances of a software agent, each agent being installed on a computing device participating in a virtual computing cloud. The server can maintain account setting for a user, wherein the settings can indicate which files on indicated computing devices are included in the virtual computing cloud. The networking system can selectively synchronize data between the computing devices automatically and in a secure manner, and can transmit data in real time to simulate local storage when synchronization of certain files is inappropriate in light of file incompatibility. As a result, the networking system can provide the user with a seamless, automatic system and method for accessing a total computing environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for automatically monitoring machine tasks and workflows performed by agriculture, mining or construction machines, comprising a computer for enabling a user to configure sensors and actuators and for reading sensor and actuator signals as sensor values and actuator statuses, a hardware interface for connecting the computer to an installed sensor and actuator network having a plurality of sensors and actuators, and a software configuration tool with a software interface, wherein the software interface enables a user to enter configuration instructions for instructing the computer, to configure a user-specifically customizable transformed sensor based on amending a sensor value and/or actuator status of a sensor and/or actuator of the sensor and actuator network and machine task based on logically linking sensor values, transformed sensor values and actuator statuses, wherein the user-specific customizability is enabled by providing a selectability, linkability and con

Abstract: Method for authenticating a first and a second electronic devices associated through a communication line includes: creating a unique ID, by a third electronic device; transmitting the unique ID to the first electronic device; signing the transmitted unique ID by the first electronic device; transmitting the signed unique ID to the second electronic device, by the first electronic device; signing the transmitted signed unique ID by the second electronic device; transmitting the unique ID signed by the first and second electronic devices to the third electronic device; verifying and accepting the unique ID signed by the first device and the second device, by the third device; issuing a certificate for a secure communication line between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and transmitting the certificate to the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for content item purging are provided. A contact item purger, such as may be incorporated within a local client application of a content management system running on a user device, may leverage knowledge as to which items have been uploaded to the content management system, and how long such content items have been stored on the user device, to propose items for deletion from the user device so as to reclaim storage space. A contact item purger may run on one or more user devices, and may activate upon various triggering events, based on various conditions and parameters, with or without user interaction, thus maintaining available memory capacity at all times.

Abstract: Secure communication in mobile digital pages is provided. The system receives an electronic document and validates the electronic document for storage in a cache server. The system receives a request for the electronic document and provides it to a viewer component on a client computing device. The viewer component loads the electronic document in an iframe. The viewer component executes a runtime component to receive, via a secure communication channel, a tag from the electronic document. The system receives the tag and selects a data value for transmission to the viewer component. The viewer components provides the data value to cause the runtime component to execute an action with the data value.

Abstract: A novel method for restarting a steady-state synchronization process includes persisting synchronization data in non-volatile memory before restarting, and utilizing the persisted synchronization data to restart the synchronization where the prior steady-state synchronization process left off. In a particular embodiment, the synchronization data is indicative of a particular point of the synchronization process and is utilized to begin synchronizing from that point after the service is restarted. In a more particular embodiment, the synchronization data is a particular operation of a sequence of operations performed as part of the synchronization. In another particular embodiment, operations associated with a batch are applied before stopping the synchronization.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for providing data loss prevention via an embedded browser. An interprocess communication (IPC) manager may interface with an embedded browser to control the transfer of data from a first application to a second application in accordance with a policy. The IPC manager may detect a command to store data accessed on the first application via the embedded browser and store the data onto a secure container. The secure container may be dedicated to the embedded browser. The IPC manager may subsequently detect a command to retrieve data from the secure container and to replicate the data onto the second application. The IPC manager may determine a policy to apply to the data. The policy may specify whether the data from the first application is permitted to be replicated onto the second application. The IPC manager may subsequently replicate the data on the second application.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce a remapping error. An example apparatus includes a distance matrix generator to generate a distance matrix corresponding to a first household demographic model and a second household demographic model. The example apparatus also includes a distance matrix identifier to determine a reassignment distance of the distance matrix. The example apparatus also includes a person identification assigner to, in response to the reassignment distance being less than a reassignment threshold, assign a person identification number of a first person of the first household to a second person of the second household based on the distance matrix.

Abstract: A personalized news service provides personalized news programs for its users by generating personalized combinations of audible versions of news stories derived from text-based based versions of the news stories. The audible versions may be generated from the text-based version by a text-to-speech system, or may by recording a person reading aloud the text-based version. To acquire recordings, the personalized news service can make a determination that a particular news story has a threshold extent of popularity. The news service can then transmit a request to a remote recording station for a recording of a verbal reading of the particular news story. The news service can then receive the requested recording from the remote recording station.

Abstract: Embodiments described include a method for providing context-aware input across network applications. The method can include establishing a plurality of sessions for a user with a plurality of network applications via an embedded browser within a client application. The method can include storing input activities of the user across the plurality of network applications to a data storage. The method can include detecting input focus on an input element of a network application of the plurality of network applications, the input element having a type of data to be inputted. The method can include identifying one or more inputs of the type of data used in another network application of the plurality of network applications stored in the data storage. The method can include providing the one or more inputs from another network application as selectable input for the input element of the network application.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for system recovery from a system user interface process malfunction may include (i) determining that a system user interface (UI) process is executing on the computing device, (ii) determining that a message indicating a malfunction of the system UI process is displayed on the computing device, (iii) identifying a mobile application that was executing on the computing device at a time of the malfunction of the system UI process, and (iv) in response to identifying the mobile application that was executing at the time of the malfunction of the system UI process, performing a security action for recovery from the malfunction of the system UI process. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a method for compensating for distortion on a display of an electronic device. The method comprises reading from a first memory first information for performing first compensation of pixel data, acquiring second information for performing second compensation of the pixel data, providing the second information to the display, and generating third information based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for token and transaction management are disclosed. According to one embodiment, in an issuer wallet server comprising at least one computer processor, a method for token and transaction management may include: (1) receiving a update for an attribute for a Device WalletID or an issuer wallet application executed by an electronic device; (2) providing the update to the issuer wallet application; (3) providing the update to a third party wallet server associated with a third party wallet application executed by the electronic device, wherein the third party wallet server communicates the update to the third party wallet application; and (4) updating the attribute in the Device WalletID.

Abstract: A system for crowdsourcing annotations for transactions includes a crowdsourcing annotation database and a processor. The database stores crowdsourced annotations associated with merchants. The crowdsourced annotations are shared among, and contributed by, users of a community. The processor receives transaction data for a transaction by a user with a merchant. Relevant crowdsourced annotations associated with the merchant are retrieved from the database and sent to the user to enable to the user to annotate the transaction. The user provides an annotation for the transaction. The system dynamically updates the database based on the annotation provided by the user.

Abstract: A method and a device for supplying location information to an apparatus connected to a network access point. The a method is implemented by a network access point, which is capable of providing the apparatus with access to a communication network to which the access point is connected when the apparatus is connected to a local network of the network access point. The network access point obtains, from a server of the communication network, information on the location of the network access point, the location information being location information certified by the operator of the communication network. The network access point receives, from the apparatus, a request for location information and sends the certified location information obtained to the apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to restricting access to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag information based on location. Access to RFID tag information may be restricted at the reader level, at the requester level, and at the network level. When reader-level restrictions exist, devices may be prevented from inventorying tags and retrieving information from tags. When requester-level restrictions exist, a requester or device may be prevented from receiving tag information from inventoried tags or a network. When network-level restrictions exist, a network may discard or otherwise restrict tag information received from devices.

Abstract: Discussed herein are systems and methods for detecting fraud, corruption, and malfunctions of applications on a user equipment by identifying and separating a software developer kit (SDK) from an application package and encasing the separated SDK in a wrapper to communicatively isolate it from the operating system and other elements of the UE. By monitoring and intercepting API calls from SDKs encased in wrappers, the UE determines what action to take based on an evaluation of the intercepted API calls.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of conflict resolution, retry condition management and/or handling of problem files in the synchronization architecture of the cloud-based platform. One embodiment of the disclosed technology detects conflicts between incompatible changes made on opposite file systems based on file system sync results when executing a sync event on the file system. In one embodiment, the disclosed technology applies self-healing strategies when unexpected failures occur. For example, if a synchronization action fails repeatedly, an external action (e.g., from user, file system, etc.) can return the system back to a consistent state again.

Abstract: A method and a system for information transfer and sharing among mobile apparatuses are disclosed. The method includes the steps of identifying and displaying data in each mobile apparatus as well as simultaneously indicating each name of each mobile apparatus on an endpoint PC when at least two mobile apparatuses are connected to the endpoint PC; transferring or synchronizing the data in a designated mobile apparatus to or with a destination mobile apparatus when an instruction for data transfer or data synchronization is received. The present invention can fulfill information transfer and sharing among multiple mobile apparatuses.

Abstract: A social networking system user (“sending user”) identifies a content item to the social networking system and also identifies one or more additional social networking system users (“receiving users”) to be presented with a content item. The social networking system communicates the content item to client devices for presentation to the receiving users. An interface identifying the receiving users and a status associated with each receiving user is presented to the sending user. The status associated with a receiving user describes how the receiving user interacted with the content item, and may be updated to reflect subsequent interactions with the content item by a receiving user.

Abstract: Aspects analyze published items to identify and distinguish a graphic image content or text string content element from other elements within the content of the published item, wherein the item is published with user comments. In response to a selection of the distinguished element, metadata and text content of the comments are analyzed to identify associations to the selected element. Aspects differentially display a subset of the comments in association with the published item, relative to display of remaining others of the comments, in response to determining that the analyzed metadata or analyzed text content of the subset of comments is associated with the selected element, and that the analyzed metadata or analyzed text content of the remaining others of the comments is not associated with the selected element.

Abstract: A portable apparatus includes a first connector, a memory, and first circuitry. The first connector automatically receives a plurality of content data from a computer. The memory stores the plurality of content data. The first circuitry performs a mutual authentication process with the computer via the first connector, and plays back the plurality of content data. The computer includes second circuitry and a second connector. The first circuitry stores the plurality of content data to a storage medium, and provides a graphical user interface to receive an input identifying a list of the plurality of content data stored in said storage medium that are to be automatically transferred to the portable apparatus. The second connector is configured to transfer the plurality of content data stored in the storage medium to the portable apparatus.

Abstract: A method to allocate memory, in response to application requests, for a compact data structure having location data and a trailer section is provided. The trailer section of the compact data structure is checked to determine an offset for listings and indices representing the location data. Upon determining the offset, the listings and indices are loaded into memory and responses to the application requests are generated by utilizing the listings and indices stored in the memory.

Abstract: In various implementations, a first computing device (such as a cloud-based server) receives, from a second computing device (e.g., a notebook computer, tablet computer, or smartphone): (a) a graphical annotation for a document displayed on the second computing device, and (b) a comment for the graphical annotation. The first computing device stores the graphical annotation in a database in a graphical annotation data entity, stores the comment in the database in a comment data entity, and associates the graphical annotation data entity with the comment data entity within the database.

Abstract: A content management system for collecting files from one or more authenticated submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for providing building information modeling data are described herein. One system includes a database having complete building information modeling data associated with a building, and a computing device coupled to the database. The computing device is configured to receive, from a user of the computing device, a request for a particular scope of building information modeling data associated with the building, retrieve, from the database, the building information modeling data in the database that corresponds to the particular scope of building information modeling data requested by the user, and provide, to the user, the building information modeling data that corresponds to the particular scope of building information modeling data requested by the user.

Abstract: Provided are a method, terminal and server for processing information, and a communication method and system, which can solve the problem in the related art that it is impossible to use the phone number of an original terminal to establish communication with other devices when a user forgets to carry or loses the original terminal. The method for a terminal to process information includes that: backup information of an original terminal is sent to a network side, so as to enable a substitutive terminal to obtain the backup information and conduct communication according to the backup information, wherein the backup information includes: configuration information in a subscriber identity card.

Abstract: A method for processing a media resource playlist in a local area network, where the local area network includes a media server and a media renderer, includes: updating a stored playlist and a stored playlist element table when determining that a state of the media server changes; and sending the updated playlist to the media renderer. In addition, a playlist processing apparatus and a communication system are provided correspondingly.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method for exporting data of a Javacard application stored in a UICC to a host, the method consisting in: transmitting a transfer order to the application through a Javacard API; formatting the data in a pack, wherein the formatting is realized by the application; exporting the pack to the host.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a media profile that is based on receiving data from various content distributors and creating a media profile. The media profile is web-based and accessible via an API. Data can be provided to the media profile host server via the API, and an end-user's media preferences can be stored in the media profile. The media profile is accessed by content distributors such that a customized media experience may be offered to the end-user without the need for the content distributor to gather his own separate data. The media profile can also store billing information for the end-user and act as a single reputable platform to conduct financial transactions.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods to control selection of media content provide a mechanism to enhance user interaction with multimedia devices. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A portable content player, a content storage device, and a method of synchronizing content between the portable content player and the content storage device, the method including: generating a first content state list for content stored in the content storage device and a second content state list for content stored in the portable content player; generating an execution list based on the first content state list and the second content state list; and matching the first content state list with the second content state list by executing a synchronization command included in the execution list on content selected to be synchronized. Accordingly, a user can automatically match the content state lists of the portable content player and the content storage device.

Abstract: Once or more embodiments manage access to data by accelerator systems in an out-of-core processing environment. In one embodiment, a request from an accelerator system is received for access to a given data set. An access context associated with the given data set is determined. The accelerator system is dynamically configured, based on the access context that has been determined, based on the access context that has been determined, to one of access the given data set directly from the server system; locally store a portion of the given data set in a memory; and locally store all of the given data set in the memory.

Abstract: A file synchronization method may comprise establishing a connection with a second electronic device and performing a first synchronization operation and/or a second synchronization operation. The first synchronization operation may comprise interacting with the second electronic device to synchronize a first synchronization file from the second electronic device to the first electronic device, and to record a first piece of file source information for the first synchronization file, wherein the first piece of file source information is to identify that the first synchronization file comes from the second electronic device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, media collection information of a plurality of shared media collections from a plurality of second client devices are obtained. Media collection information identifying media items from at least one of the plurality of shared media collections and a local media collection of a first user are processed. An aggregated media collection based on the processed media collection information is provided where the aggregated media collection comprises a primary list including a media item entry for each unique media item.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of data recovery in a storage system includes, upon failure to fulfill an I/O request for requested data to a primary volume, consulting a change set to determine whether the requested data are current in a snapshot or replica. Further, such an embodiment includes providing the requested data using the snapshot or replica without further accessing the change set, if the requested data are current in the snapshot or replica, or issuing an error or failure status, if the requested data are not current.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a security system having a plurality of sensors and actuators within a building and a respective control feature embodied as a programmed processor and associated with operation of the security system and at least some of the plurality of sensors and actuators, a user display of a portable wireless device that depicts a portion of the building using a building information model (BIM), a user interface of the wireless device that receives a symbol drawn by a human user over part of the building portion and a processor that correlates the symbol with a control feature of the security system based upon proximity of the symbol on the display with a location of an associated sensor or actuator of the control feature within the BIM model of the building.

Abstract: The present description refers in particular to a data processing method, a computer program product, and a data processing system for obtaining and storing data in an outsourcing environment, the method including providing a user interface on a user computer; determining an indicator which indicates whether there is synchronization data in a user database, wherein the synchronization data is for synchronization with a remote database which is located on a remote computer; obtaining user data with the user interface; and storing the user data in the user database if the indicator indicates that there is synchronization data in the user database.

Abstract: A system includes a device such as a television or multimedia player that has access to content residing at various storage sites and multimedia content providers. For example, the device has access to locally stored content, remotely stored content, music content that resides at music service providers such as Rhapsody and video content from multiple providers such as YouTube, NetFlix, Amazon, VuDu, etc. The user is provided with tools to create a playlist of content where the content includes, for example, one or more videos from local storage and remote services such as YouTube, NetFlix, Amazon, VuDu, etc.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of coordinating data recovery in a storage stack with a hierarchy of layers includes, upon an input/output (I/O) request from a layer of the stack, issuing a help response to recover the data from a higher layer in hierarchy order. The method further includes processing the help response, at the higher layer, by issuing a return code of success or further help response to an even higher layer.

Abstract: An arrangement for packaging and transferring files such as content items and metadata in synchronization operations. Files are packaged in a concatenated fashion in order to optimize usage of the transfer channel, while maintaining an ability to keep track of how many files have been transferred. Metadata associated with the files may be sent in a single package in advance of sending the files. The metadata may be compressed using both a custom mechanism that takes into account predictable commonalities inherent in metadata for multimedia files, as well as standard compression techniques.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a middleware approach to initializing and updating required data entry fields, pushing such required data entry fields to mobile devices and applications, collecting entered data from such mobile devices, and the synchronizing and integrating of the data is presented. A “form builder” software component of the present invention allows for the creation of easy to read and use data entry forms by company management. A “web application” software component of the present invention allows for the forms to then be distributed via electronic and/or wireless means to mobile client devices, such as PDA's, Tablets, and Laptops, and to Desktop computers. The mobile client devices run applications to utilize the data entry forms and are that into which collected data can be entered. A “synchronization server” software component of the present invention then allows for two-way communication, storage and conflict resolution (versioning) of the collected data.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing data consistency in connection with a plurality of devices. A collection of devices can be associated with a user. A web service can receive a portion of data from at least one device via an interface component, wherein the web service can host and relate the portion of data with an account for the user. A master sync component can leverage a computing resource from at least one device in order to maintain data consistency between at least one of the following: two or more devices within the collection of devices associated with the user; or the account hosted by the web service and two or more devices within the collection of devices associated with the user.

Abstract: A system for printing independent of location and using a universal print module comprises a computing device having a print anywhere sending module and a printer having a print anywhere receiving module coupled by a network. The print anywhere sending module is adapted to interface with the computing device to generate a print file. The print anywhere sending module broadcasts the availability of a print file or job and transmits that print job to a responding print anywhere receiving module. The print anywhere receiving module interfaces with the printer to provide the print file and to print the file. The present invention also includes a variety of methods including a method for printing, a method for printing using a universal print module, and a method for printing using the print key.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for managing various component information during component lifecycles. The information may be collected and made available starting with fabrication of a component and throughout various operations that the component may be a part of. A component may be associated with an identifier, such as a barcode or a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag, containing identifier information. The identifier information may be used to retrieve additional component information, such as fabrication information, assembly information, installation information, maintenance information, spare part number availability, ordering/expedite systems, digital geometry files, drawings, service history, interdependencies, warranty information, available upgrades or alerts, required regulatory actions or notices for presenting on a user interface of the reader. The component information may be available in the on-board memory of the reader and/or retrieved by the reader from a server.

Abstract: Electronic items may be searched using search indices. A user device may determine a manner in which to obtain a search index for an electronic item from among multiple possible manners of obtaining the search index, and the search index may be obtained in the determined manner. Verification may also be performed to determine if electronic items stored in memory of the user device have changed.

Abstract: A method including storing a first data object and metadata associated with the first data object at a computing device, storing metadata at the computing device for which a second data object associated with the metadata is not stored at the computing device, and displaying, in the appearance of a single file system, information identifying both the first data object and the second data object.